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Post by danb on Oct 1, 2023 12:57:33 GMT
Yep, me too. I wouldn’t mind if the cheaper tickets offered value but at the back of the royal the view is terribly letterboxed and the sound as if you have mud in your ears. The Grand Circle is so vertically high that even the front feels miles away from the stage; in summary they do not offer views that compliment the show at all.
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Post by BVM on Oct 1, 2023 14:43:39 GMT
Yeah MR does feel like decent seats have got very expensive of late - guess as it's doing very well! MR dynamic pricing does seem to kick in pretty reliably with demand (although interestingly I think it does so more now that it did during MR's first 8 months or so).
If you hold your nerve you can get brilliant dynamic pricing on the day late in the day. A few Fridays ago I got a top price non premium seat for 25 quid after 4pm. I was going alone and live within easy train reach of London though - this is pretty useless for advance planning.
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Post by lolaluffneggle on Oct 1, 2023 14:49:29 GMT
I’m fine with waiting until late, I live within a reasonable train distance too. It’s just this last week they’ve actually increased prices and not dropped them! Prior to that I agree the dynamic pricing was very very good. Maybe it’s them milking the last few weeks of the cast. I’ll keep looking and maybe revisit the idea after the cast change!
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Post by BVM on Oct 1, 2023 14:51:45 GMT
I’m fine with waiting until late, I live within a reasonable train distance too. It’s just this last week they’ve actually increased prices and not dropped them! Prior to that I agree the dynamic pricing was very very good. Maybe it’s them milking the last few weeks of the cast. I’ll keep looking and maybe revisit the idea after the cast change! Fingers crossed! Another personal problem for me is I find audience behaviour can be off the chart for MR so I always wanna be front stalls on an aisle so the show can totally fill my field of vision, the sound is loud and I can block out everything going on behind me! But that is a pricey place to sit.... |
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Post by Mark on Oct 1, 2023 14:55:07 GMT
I also managed an amazing £25 row L stalls seat thanks to dynamic pricing. That was an hour 45 before curtain for a midweek matinee though.
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Post by danb on Oct 1, 2023 16:47:11 GMT
At the box office?
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Post by Mark on Oct 1, 2023 18:19:26 GMT
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Post by sophie92 on Oct 2, 2023 11:31:32 GMT
Likely due to the train strike, but on Saturday by 10:30, they had reduced all the remaining singles in the Royal Circle to £29 or £39, including one in the centre of the front row for £39. They’re always more likely to reduce the singles down a fair amount than 2+ seats. I’m waiting to see what happens with tonight’s performance - if they release standing and haven’t reduced any seats to a price I’m willing to pay, I’ll just go with standing.
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Post by zahidf on Oct 13, 2023 12:12:45 GMT
got a ticket for this for the lottery for Sat.
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Post by argon on Oct 19, 2023 17:22:13 GMT
Any reports on the cast members
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Post by mrbarnaby on Oct 19, 2023 19:03:37 GMT
Any reports on the cast members ? |
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Post by lolaluffneggle on Oct 19, 2023 20:06:22 GMT
I suppose they meant the new cast members as it’s their first week
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Post by darreno on Oct 27, 2023 22:47:24 GMT
I didn't have a big attraction to this as I generally don't dig jukebox musicals, although & Juliet may have won me over. However I had vouchers from leaving a job earlier in the year so took the plunge for the Wednesday matinée, with the addition of Tanisha Spring to the cast being the deciding factor.
I really enjoyed it! I feared the audience would be one of 'those' audiences but I got lucky. I was smiling throughout and I'm a sucker for a love story.
The cast work hard in this one, dancing is flawless. Set is fantastic, exactly as it should be for a show like this. Tanisha Spring was unsurprisingly fantastic. She can play absolutely anything.
The opening after the interval is a real highlight, it's the part that stays with you on the way home. I'm glad I took the opportunity to see it and would recommend it to anyone who, like me, might have prejudged it as a dancing in the aisles, boozy, crowd pleaser. It has far, far more going for it.
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Post by theatrefan62 on Oct 28, 2023 5:24:46 GMT
Not London, but I did see this in new york recently and as a fan of the movie i was sceptical going in. But wow I loved it. Its different enough, a bit lighter in tone, to be its own thing. But wow what a show.
When you think of seeing a west end or broadway 'show', this is what you think of. You don't get many shows like this these days. Vocals, choreography, sets, costumes, everything was spectacular.
Sure it wouldn't work in a stripped back 'chicago' style revival. But this is a case of everything working together to create a fantastic evening in the theatre.
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Post by yeahyeahyeahs on Oct 30, 2023 14:00:15 GMT
How is Dom Simpson as Christian?
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Post by andrew on Oct 31, 2023 0:00:22 GMT
How is Dom Simpson as Christian? Based on audios I've heard online, not great... |
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Post by unclebryn on Nov 1, 2023 6:51:26 GMT
How is Dom Simpson as Christian? I saw it on Monday and the whole cast and production was excellent. Dom has a great voice and acted the part with just the right combination of charm, idealism and romance (and, ultimately, despair). Really excellent and I’d never have guessed that he’d only been with the show for a few weeks. |
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Post by mrbarnaby on Nov 1, 2023 7:10:27 GMT
I also caught the new cast and thought he was excellent, and sounded great.
Tanisha also very good. The show should have just opened with them, they are a huge improvement on the original leads.
The whole cast were strong (exception being Ben Richard’s who is very weak IMO)
Yes it’s not the best show you’ll ever see- but it delivers huge spectacle and the audience went absolutely wild for it again. It was also packed and I saw a mid week show, this isn’t going anywhere for a while.
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Post by lolaluffneggle on Nov 1, 2023 8:20:18 GMT
Yep my only gripe is how they haven’t been able to lose Ben Richards yet.
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Post by danb on Nov 1, 2023 8:25:07 GMT
From seeing it again recently I realised that it isn’t Christian who needs to be nuanced or a great actor. It’s Satine & Ziegler who carry the emotional heft. As long as he can belt ‘Come What May’ in the right key 127 times a night (not. again.😩) and have some modicum of chemistry with Satine I don’t see this being tricky to cast. Matt Kelly/Rixon whatever had Ziegler spot on and Melissa James too. Beautiful work. Nothing about Tanisha Spring in GD made me think that she’ll struggle with this. I’m not sure I could sit through it again to find out though.
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Post by mrbarnaby on Nov 1, 2023 8:28:34 GMT
From seeing it again recently I realised that it isn’t Christian who needs to be nuanced or a great actor. It’s Satine & Ziegler who carry the emotional heft. As long as he can belt ‘Come What May’ in the right key 127 times a night (not. again.😩) and have some modicum of chemistry with Satine I don’t see this being tricky to cast. Matt Kelly/Rixon whatever had Ziegler spot on and Melissa James too. Beautiful work. It’s Zidler Also I disagree- Christian SHOULD have a good actor as well as singer. He is supposed to go on the biggest ‘journey’ and is heartbroken at the end. |
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Post by JustJ on Nov 1, 2023 10:17:33 GMT
I would love to revisit this show but the continued price increases is getting slightly out of hand...
£99 can can seats, now £159 on a Saturday night - ludicrous
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Post by cmj on Nov 1, 2023 15:40:25 GMT
If you can book last minute there are some bargains to be had on the day with dynamic pricing. To be honest, the can can seats don't offer the best view although you are obviously in the thick of the action. I prefer to sit a little further back to be able to see the whole stage without having to turn my head. If you are able to stand these are a bargain on the day at £19.
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Post by danb on Nov 1, 2023 16:09:01 GMT
From seeing it again recently I realised that it isn’t Christian who needs to be nuanced or a great actor. It’s Satine & Ziegler who carry the emotional heft. As long as he can belt ‘Come What May’ in the right key 127 times a night (not. again.😩) and have some modicum of chemistry with Satine I don’t see this being tricky to cast. Matt Kelly/Rixon whatever had Ziegler spot on and Melissa James too. Beautiful work. It’s Zidler Also I disagree- Christian SHOULD have a good actor as well as singer. He is supposed to go on the biggest ‘journey’ and is heartbroken at the end. I must have missed that through all of the over amplification, bright colours and flashing lights. It whizzed past Satines death at breakneck speed to get to the far more important megamix. |
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Post by machannah on Nov 1, 2023 20:24:34 GMT
I don't think it will be him as I don't think he's with that agency (assuming that rumour is true) but I do think (and I think I've said before) Jordan Luke Gage could be a good Christian He is with that agency. Again, I have receipts for said rumour - but cannot share. We will have to wait until London casting is announced mid-September and Broadway in October. I'd love to see Jordan Luke Gage as Christian, although I suspect he will get Orpheus I would love to see JLG as orpheus. New here what's this about an agency?? |
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